Noun Accouchement Definition and Examples

Noun:

Accouchement

Pronunciation:

/əˈkuːʃmɒ̃/

Definition:

1.

noun

The action of giving birth to a baby.

'People in Anatolia resort to a number of practices, to protect against the mother or baby-snatcher, who is believed to live in stables, haylofts, mills, deserted ruins, wells, water sources and places where women in accouchement and newborn babies are left alone.'